weakened

Example Sentences

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“It has weakened in recent years. That weakening is a problem for folks at the margins, including those who are trying to start their careers.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Tourism has soared in Japan after the Covid pandemic, fuelled by a weakened yen and high social media interest.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It seems more likely that transferring substantial resources from the profit-making entity to the nonprofit would leave both underfunded and weakened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

A Brazilian study published in Nutrients found that omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil reduced glucose intolerance and weakened insulin resistance in rats that were not obese but showed a diabetes-like metabolic condition.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

It might not kill, but it weakened and it recurred and it could lower one’s resistance to other diseases.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler